The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-04 00:00:00

- - The Battle at Cedar Creek. The following official despatches as to the battle at Cedar Creek have arrived by the Inra : " Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 10 p.m. "I have the honour to report that my army at Cedar Creek was attacked this morning before day light, and my left was driven in confusion—with a loss of 20 pieces of artillery. I hastened from Wine chester, where I was on my way from Washington, and found the army between Middletown and New. town, having been driven back four miles. I here took affairs in hand, and quickly united the corps, and formed a compact line of battle, just in time to repulse an attack of the enemy, which was hand.. wanly done at about 11 a.m. At 3 p.m., after some changes of the cavalry from the left to the right flank, I attacked the enemy with great vigour, driving and routing him, and capturing, according to the last report, 43 pieces of artillery, and very many prisoners. Ido not yet know the number of casualties or losses of the enemy. Waggon, trains, ambulances, and caissons in large numbers are in our possession. They also burnt soma of oar trains. General Ramesur is a prisoner in our hands, se verely and, perhaps, mortally wounded. I have to regret the loss of General Bidwell, killed ; and General Wright is slightly wounded. " Affairs at times looked badly, bat by the gal lantry of cur brave officers and men disaster has been converted into a splendid victory. Dark ness again intervened to shut off greater results. I now occupy Strasburg. As soon as obtained, I will send you farther particulars. " P. H. SHERIDAN, Major• General. "Lieutenant General Grant, City Point. Secretary Stanton telegraphs as follows : " War Department, Washington, Oct. 20. " Another great battle was fought yesterday at Cedar Creek, threatening at first a great disaster, but finally resulting in a victory for the Union. forces under Sheridan more splendid than heretofore. The battle was fought on the same day, the 19th of the month, that witnessed Sheridan's victory in Sep tember. What the number were that were opposed to Sheridan are not yet reported to the Department, but the boldness, vigour, and success of the attack strongly indicate a heavy reinforcement had been sent to him from Richmond, with the expectation of fulfilling Lcngstreet's boast to' smash op' Sherii dan. Longstreet was known to be in the valley, and had assumed the command of the army, and confident hopes of an overwhelming disaster to the Union army were boastfully expressed for several days back by Confederate adherents in Washington and Baltimore. "E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. " To Mtj or• General Dix." The following telegram, received this morning (Oatober 21), at the War Department, Washington, contains farther particulars of the battle at Cedar Creek : forces, then seemingly more given to a retreat than an advance. He soon changed the aspect of mill 4 tary affairs and turned the tide of battle, solapidly growing towards a disastrous defeat, into a glorious victory. The cavalry was then sent upon the right, the 19th Corps placed next to it, the Bth Corps in the centre, and the 6th Corps on tf. e left with Powell's division, which was for a time cut off, on the left of all, and a charge of the enemy resisted, and an advance made. Another Herald's corre- spondent says, our cavalry is in hot pursuit of the flying enemy, with our infantry following as fast as they can. Three rebel generals are known to be wounded—viz., General Ramesur, who is a pH. sonar, General Lomax, and another General whose name I am unable to ascertain. Our losses are estimased at 5,000. Prisoners captured say that Longstreet lost three , fourths of his artillery. Another report says nothing could withstand the impetuosity of Sheridan's army. Charge after charge was made with the most bril liant success. We captured 43 pieces of artillery and some 3,000 prisoners, and drove Longstreet shattered and scattered far up the valley. The Herald's correspondent says the rebel attack was induced by moving the Sixth Corps to Port Royal, causing the rebels to believe they were being sent back to Grant. By the timely capture of a despatch from Longstreet to Early, Sheridan was informed that the latter would have reinforcements sufficient, as the despatch says, to crush Sheridan out of the valley. Sheridan had organised his cavalry for a grand expedition, • but on receipt of this despatch retained them. Artillery Experiments at Portsmouth. " Cedar Creek, Virginia, Oct. 20. " We have again been favoured by a great victory won from disaster by the gallantry of our officers and meu. The attack on the enemy was made about 3 p.m. by a left half-wheel of the whole line, with a division of cavalry, turning each {link of the enemy. The whole line advanced. The enemy, after a stubborn resistance, broke up and fled, and were pushed with vigour. The artillery captured will propably be over 50 pieces. This, of course, includes what were captured from our troops in early morn ing. At least 1,600 prisoners have been brought in, besides waggons and ambulances in large num bers. This morning the cavalry made a dash at Fisher's-hill and carried it, the enemy having fled during the night, leaving only a small rearguard. I have to regret the loss of many valuable officers killed and wounded, among them Colonel Joseph Thorburn, commanding a division of Crook's come mand, killed; Col. Howard Kitchen, commanding a brigade, wounded ; C.l. R. M'Kenzie, commanding a brigade, wounded severely, but would not leave the field. I cannot yet give exact details. Many of our men who were captured in the morning made their escape, and are coming in. Gen. Itamesur, commanding a division in Early's army, died this morning. " P. H. SIIERIDAN. " Lieutenant-General Grant." General Grant's appreciation of the victory at Cedar Creek is expressed in the following despatch; " City Point, Oct. 20, 8 a.m. "I had a salute of 100 guns from each of the armies here fired in honour of Sheridan's victory, Turning what bid fair to he a disaster into a glorious victory stamps Sheridan what I have always thought him to be, one of the ablest of generals. " U. S. GRANT. " To Hon. E. Stanton, Secretary of War." The New York Herald of Oct. 21 publishes the following letter from its correspondent : " As I have previously stated, it was moonlight, and all around prevailed the stillness usual to that hour of the morning. While this stillness was pre• wailing the enemy had noiselessly massed a heavy column of troops behind the hills en the southewest side of Cedar Creek and directly in front of the positions occupied by our extreme pickets. At a given signal, as we afterwards learnt, the enemy advanced rapidly in solid columns. Oar pickets were charged, some of them captured, and some driven in hardly before they had time to dis charge their muskets—in fact, what few did come is the enemy came in soon after, and so close to them that it was a tie which party warned the slumbering camp of the army of the danger. Now, having driven in or captured our pickets on the left of the line of infantry, the enemy charged across Cedar Creek at the fords, and very soon after on the bridge over said stream, and reached the side of the hill and breastworks occupied by Thorburn's division of the Bth army corps. The rebels hesitated not, bat dashed on over all barriers, completely surprising and, in a measure, stampening the left of Gen. Sheridan's line. By this success the enemy gained some artillery—l believe the 4th Pennsylvania battery. The suddenness of the attack and its wonderful success for a short time, surprised the troops so completely that many of them were taken prisoners. The greater portion got away with their arms. The other division of Crook's Corps, which was allowed some time to form, did no, and was soon joined in by the remaining portions of Thorburn's division. All this while the enemy kept pressing upon our men with a rapid and mur derous fire from musketry, as al&o from artillery posted upon the hills on the opposite side of Cedar Creek. Having directed a column against Crook's forces, the enemy quickly turned his attention to wards the right of the pike, where the 19th Corps, Gen. Emery's command, was getting in line. At this time a bold charge was made by the enemy, under cover of his guns, to capture Emery's artillery. In a measure this charge was successful, although it was resisted with great vigour by a fire that would have done credit to the best of veterans, In the charge the rebels took one or two pieces of the let Maine battery, and, I believe, a portion of the Chase battery. What most helped the rebels was the exact range which they got of our pieces. As soon as the fight commenced it was known that the left had suffered. The 6th Corps passed from its position of reserve over to where the Bth Corps was located in the commencement of the engagement. The trains were got out as speedily as possible, taking the road to Winchester, 'where they arrived in safety. The enemy, discovering the success of his surprise, and believing that it was no et for him only triumphantly to advance—and, by the way, I must mention that it was now broad daylight— brought his columns and artillery across Cedar Creek, to press the pursuit with vigour. While this was being done a brief lull prevailed. Our line wos contracted, and commenced to fall back slowly. Teo enemy pressed the pursuit rapidly and with gre at, persietancy. General Sheridan was cn hie way from Washington back to his headquarters when the attack was made. He reached Winches ter the night before the attack, and remained there for consultation. Early in the morning he heard the cannon, mounted his hone, and pushed forward to the front. On his way up he met a string of teams going to the rear, accempanied by the usual cumber of wounded and stragglers which proceed f ro m a reverse. Pressing onward he found some considerable opposition was being made to the ex ultant foe. Ho seemed to apprehend the true state of affairs at a glance, and at once proceeded to r“ni.dy the evil that had bsen brought upon his Yesterday the fourth of the labours of the Arms strong-Whitworth Special Committee at Ports mouth brought to a close the first course of experi mental firing with the 70 pounder rifled naval gun from her Majesty's gunnery ship Excellent. The second course it is intended by the committee to commence this morning from the deck of the Stork gunboat, tender to the Excellent, with shell against the Alfred target ship. The commencement of the practice on board the Excellent yesterday morning was some what re. tarded by a protest or representation laid before the committee by the representatives of the Elswick Ordnance Company, to the effect that a wrong statement had been given in relation to the sizs of the vent in the Whitworth near vent screw, and that the vent itself was in fact larger than the committee understood it to be. The point was 01 the utmost importance, for the gun had on several occasions during the three days' trials misfired with a burnt priming, and if the vent was of the size it was understood to be this recurrence of misfire could be understood as arising from the causes referred to in the Sun of y esterday ; but if the vent was larger than it was understood to be, then any continuous recurrence of misfires with a burnt priming might be taken, to a certain extent, as condemnatory of the position of the vent, To ascer tain the real facts of the case the committee ordered an impression to be taken of the vent, with a gutta percha pad, in the usual manner, and this, on exa. mination, gave the real dimensions of the vent as the 400th of an inch less than the understood size. The committee, having thus by their measures cleared Mr Whitworth's staff of any imputation of unfair dealing, and settled the vexed question be. tween the two parties, ordered• the vent to be en. larged to its proper size and the firing then to commence with 40 rounds from the Whitworth in independent and quick firing, to be followed up with 20 rounds each from the shunt and wedge guns, and closed by a third 20 rounds from the Whitworth. It became surprising that as the firing yesterday proceeded the Whitworth gun, with its vent triflingly enlarged as it had been, began to show a tendency to misfire-even to a greater ratio than it had done during the three preceding days' firing. This for a time seemed almost inexplicable, until Mr Whitworth, in standing close to the gun when it was being sponged, said that he heard the sponge-head strike with a sharp sound on the face of the breech plug, or the rear of the gun's chamber. Examination of the sponge-head disclosed the fact that the iron bolt which passes through the sponge and revolving brush to the staff had its head at the extremity of the sponge laid all but bare of its protective covering, and might thus have struck against the platina end of the vent in the rear of the chamber each time the gun was sponged out, and, barring up the metal, partially c!osed the vent and caused the gun ,to misfire. After an exami nation of the sponge-head, this was Mr Whit worth's hypothesis, and there was no apparent cause for gainsaying it. The vent spindle will, however, have to be again removed from the gun and a care ful examination made before any definite conclusion can be arrived at. One thing is certain. Mr Whits worth has been very unfortunately placed in firing his gun in the first instance with a vent smaller than it was understood to be, and liable to choke, and in second instance in using a sponge with an uncovered bolt from its head, in the most convenient position for hammering up and closing the vent altogether. The result of all this, however, will be that tht Whitworth gun will be closely watched by its ad versaries during the remainder of its trials, and its maker must watch its vent as keenly as others will do. The firing yesterday was as follows: . INDEPENDENT FIRING. Range, 2,600 yards.—Charge of powder,lolb. Whitworth 70-pounder gun ; 20 rounds fired ; time, 12 min. 36 sec. QUICK FIRING. Description Number of of Gun. Rounds. Whitworth Ariaistrong Shunt 20 without lubricators 10 5 Armstrong Wedge 2) ........ Tim©. Whitworth The shortest times in firing 20 consecutive rounds during the four days appear to be as follows ; Independent Target Firing.—Wedge, 10m. 233.; Whitworth, 12m. 365. ; Shunt, 16m, 28s. Quick Firing.—Wedge, 7m. 175.; Shunt, 10m. ss; Whitworth, 10m. 10s.; 65cwt. Sin. smooth-bore, 9m. ss. The wedge gun is very light for its charge and 701 b bolt, and at esch discharge jumps inboard with great velocity, springing from the deck when checked by its breeching in a most extraordinary manner No accidents occurred with it, however, notwi'" standing the extraordinary rapidity with which it was fired. for as it jumped so its crow of seamen jumped in company, as though delighted with its gambols. Its discharge of 20 rounds filled the Ex* cellent's gun-,deck with smoke, so that the guns in the porta adjoining to the wedge gun could scarcely be discerned. The shunt gun recoiled more steadily and loaded with ease. The Whitworth, being about 1 cwt. heavier in metal than the shunt, recoiled still less and loaded as easily as a smooth.bore gun. In our report of the second day's trial some blame was cast upon the seaman filling No. 2 at the wedge gun for " a want of tact in handling the wedges," which, coupled with the fouling of the wedge grooves, caused the gun to work slowly at one period of the trial. A subsequent investigation however showed that the fault lay entirely with the gun in its fouling of the wedge grooves, and that no blame could rightly be laid on No 2. A seaman is entitled to any explanatory reparation that may afil ct his professional character equally with the commissioned officer. Some firing with 12-pounder boat guns—one ordinary service Armstrong breechloader, one Arm strong shunt rifled muzzleloader, and one Whit worth rifled muzz'eloader—was commenced at the conclusion of the firing with the io•pounders, and this brought the day's proceedings to a close, MUNICIPAL HONOUR TO SIR DAVID BREWSTER —On Monday the freedom of the town of Jedburgh was conferred upon Sir David Brewster. [ADYRETISEMENT ]-11olloway's Ointment and Pills.-- For bad legs, bad breasts, and scorbutic or scrofulous sores, this is a genuine specific. The grateful and earnest testi mony of thousands who have experienced their unrivalled power over these complaints, and who have been raised from prostrate helplessness and a condition loathsome to themselves and others rendered it quite unnecessary to en large in this place on its extraordinary virtues. The parts aff.cted should be bathed with lukewarm water, and when the pores are thereby opened the ointment should be rubbed in at least twico a day all round the complaining parts, It then penetrates to the seat of the disorder, and effects a thorough and permanent cure . Th ese . preparations are composed of rare balsams, as mild as they are efficacious. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY .EVENING, ISOVEMBER 4, 1864. IRELAND, DUBLIN, Wednesday Morning, The inquest upon the remains of the two men who lost their lives through the overturn of the train on the Midland Great Western Railway on Saturday was resumed yesterday at Ballinasloe. The case excites great interest, and the scene of the catastrophe has been visited every day by hun dreds. The injured passengers are going on satis factorily. During the examination of the first witness called yesterday, a man named Brennan, a singular and somewhat suspicious circumstance was brought out. He had been in the train, and having sustained some slight injury, was with others removed to an hotel. He said—l know 'Mr Hyde, the attorney. I signed a paper on behalf of the company, for which they gave me £5 yesterday and IQs. today. No one read that paper for me. When I signed the paper 1 was in bed, but I was up today when I got the 10s. Coroner—lt is a loss that they did not give you £lO. Mr Concannon—How many of you that were hurt were in the room ? There were eight of us, and all of them signed the paper on getting the money. Mr Price. the engineer of the railway, said—l can give no opinion as to the cause of the accident, but attributed it to the baggy ground at the spot. I assume the bog may have been soft from the tre. mendous quantity of rain which fell lately. I assume—though the driver may have been going at his ordinary speed—there may have been consi. derable oscillation, as stated by some of the wit• nesses ; that, finding the oscillation, he shut off the steam. I only assume this, because I have not heard his evidence ; that the carriage truck next the en• gine being too light, and the whole of the train be., hind being too light, jumped off the rail, and of course drew off the tender and carriages, and was buried in the bog. The bog is soft, but it is in a good state. We have some bogs on the Sligo line not near so good, Within the last ten days about six inches of rain fell, and this would necessarily soften the bog. The drains were in good order. In my opinion it would be safe to go over this parti. cular spot at the rate of 30 miles an hour, but I would not hazard myself to go at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Mr Persse, a passenger, said—For the first four miles after leaving Athlone we were going at the rate of 25 miles an hour. The speed increased as we get nearer Ballinasloe. On Saturday night we went as fast as I ever did on the English express trains. I like to travel very fast on a good line. When I got out I observed the ground was very soft. A great deal of rain had fallen previously, and the ground was very spongy. There appeared to be some new timber placed there before the accident occurred. I said to every person with whom I con. versed that we were travelling very fast. That was when we got to Ballinasloe. I observed to a gentle man in the carriage that we were going at a very fast pace. That was before the accident occurred. A jump, or kind of a leap, took place, and I saw that a dreadful accident was going to occur, whereupon I was pitched against the gentleman opposite, and was with the rebound, flung back again. We were then very much confused and frightened, as we did not know what next was going to happen. The engine-driver, Robert Deane, having been cautioned not to criminate himself, was examined, and stated—We were five minutes behind time in arriving at Athlone. We left Athlone at 4 50. After leaving Athlone we travelled at about the rate of 18, and certainly not more than 20, miles an hcur. After we left Thomastown we increased our speed. We were going at the rate of 30 or 32 miles an hour when the accident occurred. That was the usual speed at which we travelled from Thomastown to Ballinasloe. I cannot state how the accident oc curred. A moment before the accident occurred I observed that the engine oscillated for two or three lengths of rail. After that the tender leaped off the line, but it did not separate from the engine. By Mr Kaye—When I observed the oscillation, just before the accident occurred, I immediately shut off all steam. Was that the proper thing to do, under the cir cumstances, as a skilful engineer P—lt was. What was the effect of that ?—lt produced no effect, as the tender went off immediately. I looked round and saw that the tender had parted from the train, whereupon I put on the steam. With what object ?—To get clear of the carriages, and prevent them cornin g down on me. For that purpose I dragged the tender 223 yards. I then took out the headlamps and fog signals, to prevent an accident occurring to the Galway up train, which was then due. The carriages had then blocked up the up line, Have you any instructions from the company to pull up lost time P—Decidedly not ; that was the ream I was five minutes late at Mullicgar, and five minutes late at Athlone. As a matter of fact, were you endeavouring to pull up lost time P—l was not. Medical evidence was given to prove the nature of the injuries sustained by the deceased, after which the coroner summed up, and the jury, after deli berating for threerquarters of an hour, arrived at the following conclusion :—" We find that George Glanville came by his death from excessive driving over a bad line of railway." The jury found the same verdict in the ease of Thomas Henry. The murder of the two sisters Anne and Ellen Murphy, at Great Holywood, near Balbriggan, still excites speculation as to the perpetrator cf the crime. The brother of the woman was brought up oa remand yesterday at the Balbriggan Court house, and, on the application of Mr Baytagh, who appeared for the Crown, a further remand was granted, on the ground that the police were still prosecuting inquiries as to a circumstance lately presented to their notice. It appears that they have been informed that the prisoner, at the time when he said he was proceeding to his brother-in-law's, on the evening of the murder, was seen to diverge from the direct route, and go towards a bog some distance off. The police have:been searching through the locality indicated since Sunday, but so far their efforts to find anything that would be a clue to the murderer have been unavailing. The prisoner will -be brought up again next week. h. The Cotton Manufacturing Districts. STOCKPORT.—The police return of mills at work in this borough for the fortnight ending 17th October has been issued. The total number of hands employed in better times was 20,330; at present 7,139 are working full time, 1,004 four or five days per week, 4,377 shorter time, while 7,810 are wholly unemployed. As compared with the return of previous month, there appears to bo an increase of 1,315 working full time, a decrease of 177 employed four and five days a week; and an increase 0f.3,111 working less time, and a total of 2,270 fewer unemployed. The apparent in crease of employment may be accounted for by the fact that a fortnight ago the largest mill, employing 1500 hands, stopped for repairs, and has now resumed work. BLACKBURN AND THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT.- From a return just prepared by the Borough Surveyor of Blackburn we learn that there are 1,071 operatives em ployed under the Public Works Act in Blackburn, of whom 448 are skilled labourers and 623 factory operatives. Dur ing the last month the Corporation expended on works un der this act £2,769 10e 8d ; of which £1,397 16s 7d was on sewerage works, and £1,334 Ils 10d oa highways. The month's receipts for work dono were £315 4s 10d. In all £60,000 has been borrowed under the act, and about £50,000 has been expended ; of this sum about £3,009 has been re paid. _ _ THE ROSENDALE DISTRICT.—The following re turn of the state of employment in the cotton mills of Bacup, Stacksteads, Newchurch, Rawtenstall, and Craw shaw Booth, made up to Oct. 31, shows a large increase in the number of persons entirely without work. Bacup : Working full time, 419, against 1,312 in the previous week ; four or five days, 1,079, against 1,190; three days, 644, against 525; two days and under, 152, against 160; entirely out of work, 2,040, against 1,175. Stacksteads : Working full time, 298, previous month none ; four or five days none, previous month, 124; three days, 45, previous month 350; entirely without work, 691, against 660 in the previous month. Newchurch : Working full time, 229, against 683 in the previous month; four or five days, 671, against 608 ; three days, 241, against 169 ; two days and under,'; 0, previous month, none ; entirely without work, 1,161, previous month, 919. Rawtenstall and Crawshaw Booth—Working full time, 1,979, against 1,101 in the pre vious month ; four or five days, 951, against 1,296 ; three days, 420, against 841; eatirely without work, 1,513, against 1,668. Railway and Other Companies, LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Waterloo station to elect a director in the room of Mr W. S. Portal, who resigned. Captain Mangles, the chairman, presided. Mr Clarke, the secretary, heving read the notice con vening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said, in reference to tho list of candi dates, which included Lord Bury, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Sir S. A. Donaldson, Mr H. P. Marshall, and others, they were reduced to two, namely, Viscount Bury and Sir S A. Donaldson. Mr LINDSAY, M.P., asked if they were then bound to proceed with filling up the vace.ncy. The CHAIRMAE said he was advised by the solicitor that they were bound to proceed with the election that day. They had called the meeting for that purpose._ Lord 0. FITZGERALD said he had retired from being a candidate because he considered that Lord Bury was more eligible for the office, and, judging from opinions expressed in the most influential journals that Lord Bury was the fittest candidate for election, he had great pleasure in mov ing that Lord Bury be elected a director of the company. Mr VILLEBOIS seconded the motion. Mr VANSITTAnT, M,P., complained that the chairman and nine of the direc'ors had allowed their names to appear in support of Lord Bury, which he considered was an un. usual act, and must have had a great influence with the shareholders. He protested against such a course, and con tended that as Lord Bury was a member of Parliament he would not have sufficient time to devote to the service of the company, while, on the other hand, Sir S. A, Donald son could give the whole of his time to the service of the company, and being well acquainted with commercial mat ters, having had 25 years' experience at the head of a com mercial house, he was well qualified for a seat at the Board. He had also filled the office of Inspector or Commissioner of Government Railways in Australia, and was therefore fdlly acquainted with the subject. He (Mr Vansittart) believed he would make an excellent director, and concluded by proposing that Sir S. A. Donaldson be elected a director of the company. Mr HUGGINS seconded the motion. Mr VILLEBOIS thought the directors were in a position to judge as to which of the candidates was best suited to fill the vacancy at the Board. He believed the company had always suffered from the want of influence in Parlia ment, and he thought there would be no difficulty in Lord Bury finding sufficient time to attend Board meetings, and to promote their interests in a proper manner. The CHAIRMAN considered that the hon. proprietor (Mr Vansittart) had made a very unjust attack on himself and nine other directors in saying that they had done an unusual act. On the last occason, when Mr W. Portal and Mr Best were candidates, they mentioned in their circular the names of directors who were in favour of their election. On the present occasion he could state that none of the directors were personally known to Lord Bury, with the exception, perhaps, of Mr Dutton. They honestly believed that Lord Bury was the best man on the list to promrite the interests of the company, and they gave him their votes accordingly. Mr LINDSAY thought they wanted a man of commercial _ . experience who could see the advantages of obtaining access to the west-end and the city. They had a monopoly of one of the finest districts out of London, and if proper facili ties were afforded for its development their stock, instead of being 5 or 7 discount, would be at a large premium, and the dividend, instead of being 41 or 5 per cent., would be 7, or 8 per cent. He had a great respect for Lord Bury, but he thought that Sir S. A. Donaldson might be a better direc tor fcr them. He considered the members of the board had a perfect right to vote on such a question and to express their opinion, but at the same time he considered that a great cht.nge ought to be made in the constitution of the board, and sooner or later he believ ed it must take place. Mr HUGGINS agreed that better access to the city and west-end was required to develope the resources of the railway. Mr CASTLEMAN (deputy-chairman) said their present station in the Waterloo-road was quite as good as be'ng at tharing-cress, and they were making every exertion to ob tain access to the city. The company obtained an Act of Parliament for making an extension to London-bridge, but the feeling of the shareholders had bec,n so thoroughly ex pressed against it years ago that no attempt had since been made to go on with it. The directors voted for Lord Bury in their individual capacity as shareholders, believing that he was the most eligible and best candidate. After some observations by Mr Sergeant Gaselee, Mr Seymour, and Mr Lindsay, and other shareholders, The CHAIRMAN put the question, and on a show of hands Lord Bury was elected a director. Sir S. A. DONALDSON said he would not demand a poll, as he believed that Lord Bury had.a much larger number of proxies than he had. Lord BURY returned thanks, and the proceedings termi nated. MIDLAND COUNTIES AND SIIA.NNON JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this compeny was held on Monday at B:nagher, Alderman Boyce in the chair. The Secretary (dr F. Nicoll) read the report, which stated that up to the 30th of September last £76,679 bad been expended on the construction of the line and works, and that £31,303 had been recived, leaving a balance against capital of £15,371. &nee the last meeting the directors had submitted to the Treasury the usual certified statement regarding the amounts received and expended on capital; and the immediate sanction of the Treasury was granted for the withdrawal of the parliamentary deposit, the amount of which had since been received by the board, and expended in the construction of the railway. The ne cessary documents had been forwarded to the Commissioners of Public Works, upon an application which had been made to borrow £33,300 to complete and open the line for traffic. This application was sanctioned and approved at the special meeting in March, and the directors had a confident hope that Government would sanction the grant now required, and thus add considerably to the material prosperity of the country by opening the district intersected by the railway. The engineers' report stated that they expected to see the line completed and opened for public traffic early in the ensuing year. The CHAIRMAN said they had ten miles of the line now ready for traffic, and the only delay they had was in waiting for the Government loan. Ha congratulated the share. holders pleasantprospect before the m , a nd was cer tain the on ov the ar n ent would grant the requ i re d l oan . Al though thinge might look g lo omy now, he was sure the rail am way would eventually prove a remunerative undertaking. Mr DOLAN inquired if all the shareholders would be com pelled to pay up. He was obliged to pay what he con tracted for, and he thought it unfair if others were allowed to shirk their responsibilities. ➢lr NrcoLL said the arrear books of the company would show that the directors were not remiss in looking after de faulting shareholders. Mr DOLAN satd he was satisfied. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr W. B. ARMSTRONQ, and carried new. A vote of thanks to Alderran Boyce was unanimously carried, and the meeting separated. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts for the week ending Oct. 15 on 1,336 miles of railways amounted for local passengers to £7,a56, for foreign passengers to £1,703, for emigrants to £203, for mails, &c., to £642, for local freight and live stock to £12,189, and for foreign freight and live stock to £2,083 — total, £`2,4,676, against £23,384 for the corresponding week of 1863, showing an increase of £1,292. The total receipts from July 1 to the above date amounted to £352,632, and for the corresponding period of 1863 to £302,812, showing an increase of £49,820, or 16'45 per cent. VAUXHALL BRIDGE. The half yearly meeting of this company was held yester day at the London Tavern, Mr Quade in the chair. The Secretary read the report, w hi c h state d th a t the tolls taken during the six month s en di ng O cto b er exce eded those taken in the corresponding six months of the previous year the tolls foe the six months ending October, 1863, being £5352, and for the same period of 1864, £5,694, showing an increase of £342. The Conservators of the Thames having, after due notice to the company, caused a dredger to bo worked near the upper side of the bridge for the purpose of deepening the river and improving the navigation, the directors deemed it necessary to give notice to the Conser vators that the comp any wou ld leave all responsibility and risk of injury whi c h m i ght happen to the foundations of the bridge from th e working of t h e d re dger to the Conser vators, The dredger has since been removed. The directors subsequently directed soundings to be taken, which had proved very sati 6 tactory. The directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 15s per share. The CITAIRA.N, ire m o ving the adoption of the report, said the tolls had been reduced during the last half-year to one halfpenny. The report was adopted, the dividend declared, and a vote of thank to the chairman closed the proceedings. A PHOTOGRAPHIC BABT.—The following appears in the British Journal of _Photography of October 28 :—" Some time Macs my wife was engaged preparing albumen paper in the silver bath, and in a moment of abstraction pressed two of her fingers on her forehead, being at the time about to add another olive branch to the family. Socn after the birth of the baby we were surprised and annoyed at noticing that the child, when in a strong light, exhibited two distinct impressions similar to silver stains b< fore fixing ; and the strangest part of the matter is that these disappear as night comes on and re appear as daylight arrives. I have not as yet attempted to 'tone and fix' these said stains, and although at present serving as a sort of actinometer to me, will prove a sad dis figurement to my daughter's appearance in daylight, and we much regret they were not impressed in some less conspi cuous place.—l am, &c., the Father of the Photographic Baby."—The editor adds—" Were the writer of the fore going not known to u., we should have thrown aside his letter as an impudent hoax ; but as we know him well as an excellent photographer, a good citizen, and as being little addicted to joking, we give his communication a place in our journal, and leave those more competent than ourselves to explain the strange phenomenon which we believe to be tatthfnlly recorded by our correspondent," Serious Charge against a Bank Manager and Secretary. Two gentlemanly-looking men, named Joseph Wakefield Terry, of 3, Albreak-terrace, Wandsworth, and Thomas Burch, of 26, Edmund-square, Kensington, were placed at the bar of the Alansior-house yesterday, before the Lord Mayor, having been apprehended by Detective-sergeants Webb and Moss, upon a warrant from this court, charging them that " they being respectively manager and secretary of a certain public company called the Unity Joint-Stock Mutual Banking Association, unlawfully did make, circu late, and publish, and concur in making, circulating, and publishing a certain written statement and account—to wit, a balance sheet of the affairs of the said company up to June 30, 1862, the said Joseph Wakefield Terry and Thomas Burch then well knowing the same to be false in divers ma terial particulars, with intent thereby to deceive and de fraud the members and shareholders of the said company, against the statute, &c. Mr Lewis, jun., prosecuted. Mr Sleigh, instructed by Mr A. Watson, appeared for Terry; and Mr Metcalf, in structed by Mr Wentner, jun., was for Burch. Mr Lewis, in opening the case to the Court, stated the facts at some length, and said he was instructed by the com mittee of liquidators of the Unity Bank, the affairs of which were wound up in the year 1862, to support a charge against the two defendants of a very serious nature, under the 25th and 26th Vic., c. 96, s. 84. As he had said, the charge was of a most serious nature, and he was sure that when he had laid before his lordship all the facts he would hardly conceive one of greater import as far as the public generally were concerned. The defendant Terry was manager of the Unity Banking Company, and Burch was the secretary. They had entered the bank at its commencement in 1856. Terry received a salary of £750 a year, paid out of the money of the shareholders, and Burch, who was under him, received a somewhat similar salary. It would appear that soon after the commencement of the business of the bank they must have been perfectly aware that the bank had become embar rassed to a considerable amount, and that a great portion of the capital had been lost to the shareholders. Between the years 1856 and 1858 the bank had lost a sum of £39,380 by bad debts, which the former manager, Mr. Chambers, had made, and during that period no less a sum than £32,646 is said to have been expended in what was called " prelimi nary expenses," The bank continued under the manage ment of Mr Terry from 1858 to Sept., 1862, when the direce tors of the bank called a general meeting of the shareholders, and for the first time they were made aware that the bank was not in a solvent state. The charge against the defend ants was, that they had published to the shareholders, in 1862, a false balance for the half year, with a view to induce the shareholders and creditors to believe that the bank was in a solvent and prosperous condition, and showing that a profit of £2,255 had been made, out of which it was pro posed to pay a bonu3 of £3 per share. He would be able to show that at this time the defendants knew perfectly well that instead of having made a profit of £2,255, the affairs of the bank were totally insolvent. The paid-up capital was £179,100, out of which the bank had lost no less than £135,000, and the balance-sheet that was circulated must have been,to their knowledge, a fraud and deception on the shareholders. As he had stated, the paid-up capital of the shareholders was £179,100, some of the shares having been taken at £6O a share. Under the management of Mr Cham bers the sum of money lost out of the capital was £38,179, and his plan, which had been adopted with respect to that loss, was of an extraordinary character. Of course the capi tal ought not to bo touched ; and to hide the loss, and to make it appear that the bank was in a prosperous state, the sum of £35,000, which had been lost, was not deducted from the capital, but it was represented that the amount of paid up capital was £141,000, so that only the latter sum had to be accounted for, instead of £179,000. This matter, how ever, he did not blame the defendants so much for, as it was done apparently with the knowledge of the directors. Mr Lewis then proceeded to glance over the various items con tained in the balance, with a view to show the deception which had been practised in making up the balance-sheet. He drew attention to the credit account of the book, and it appeared that the prelimicary and incidental expenses were made out at £32,643, and in that sum were included £3OO for dinners at the opening of the bank, and £9,000 paid to Mr Baylis, the promoter of the bank, neither of which sums could ever possibly be brought again into the capital. Then it appeared that, having received sums of • money from the shareholders and sicposit customers, they went to show what money they have in hand out of which to repay their cus tonaers,&e., and they b ing forward c s assets bills discounted and loans to customers to the amount of £257,668 14s 10d, which should have included simply discounted bills and loans to customers, but instead of that it was made up chiefly of items which, from entries in the books in the handwriting of the defendants, they must have clearly been aware were entirely useless, and past hopes of recovery. Mr Lewis then read from a book a number of items, against which were written, as he said, in the handwriting of the defendant Terry, various remarks, such as—Dead—No more expected here—Bankrupt—Dividend of 5111—and such other remarks clearly showing that he was aware that they were irreco verable. Some of them were dated as far back as 1857. The amount of each in hand was represented £38,715, and that included a number of dishonoured cheques and bills dated as far back as 1857-8, and against several amounts were written in the prisoner's Terry's writing "forgeries," shOwirg again that he must have been aware that that amount of cash in hand was not so large as had been repre sented. Mr Levis enumerated several other amounts which had been carried into the assets in a similar manner, all tending to the same end. The prisoners might shield themselves by sayicg that what they did was with the directors' knowledge, but he would call the direc tors, and he was instructed that they would deny it ; even if it were so, the two defendants had prepared the balance-sheets, knowing :hat the sums mentioned as assets were composed chiefly of sums which were entirely lost to the bank, and though tho directors were aware of it they had been guilty of a great crime in circulating to the public and the shareholders a balance sheet showing that the bank was in a prosperous condition, they well knowing it to be hopelessly insolvent, with a view to induce the share holders to hold their shares, and their customers to continue to deposit their money with them. Out of the £179,000 of paid-up capital £133,436 had been lest, which left to the shareholders the sum of £lO per share, At the time the Unity Bank affairs were wound up the London and Middlesex Bank was started, some of the directors of the Unity Bank being greatly interested in it, and the shareholders were induced to invest this £lO per share in shares of the London and Middlesex, which started with a paid up capital of £75,000, and was carried on under the management of the two de fendants as manager and secretary, Eventually that bank broke, the defendants having lost the whole £75,000. A committee of liquidators was appointed, and the books were investigated, and the result was as lee had stated. The liquidators had no feelings of animosity against the defen dants, but they felt it was a matter of great public import, and one which required strict investigation; and they hoped if it wore proved that the defendants had been guilty of a crime they would be punished for it, and at the same time, they would be very glad if the defendants could explain away any of the facts which he should bring forward iu support of the prosecution. John Walter Reuch said--I was one of the shareholders in the Unity Joint-stock Banking Company. I took shares at the commencement in 1850. I originally held ten shares, and afterwards increased them by purchase of ten more. The original ones I purchased at £6O each. lam at present one of the liquidators, and produce the charter under which the bank was incorporated. The liquidators were appointed by the creditors on March 15th in the present year. Some formal evidence was then taken to prove the charter and the articles and the appointment of the liquidators, Mr Sleigh and Mr Metcalfe both suggested that the case should be at once adjourned, Mr Lowis's statement having occupied the Court some considerable length of time, being quite content that the information laid at the time the war rant was issued should be read over as formal evidence to justify a remand. The information was then read, and was as follows : "Oswald Howell said—l am accountant to the liquida tors of the Unity Joint-Stock Mutual Banking Association, which, association carried on business in Cannon-street, in this city. One Joseph Wakefield Terry was the general manager of the association, and Mr Thomas Burch was the secretary, and it was their duty respectively to prepare every half year a balance sheet of liabilities and assets of the association, and the profit or loss made during the half year, and to send a copy of such balance sheet to each of the shareholders for their approval at a general mooting. I pro duce a balance sheet prepared by the said Joseph Wake field Terry and Thomas Burch, which balance sheet was printed and circulated by them amongst the said share holders. I produce in the handwriting of Thomas Burch the items orming such balance sheet, and which were sent to the printers of the association, and from which items the balance sheet was printed. The balance sheet is made up to Juno 30, 1862, and shows a profit during the trading of the association for the six months preceding of £22,558, The items by which the alleged profit is made up are as follows. The assets of the said association, at the period named, are alleged to be as follows : —Preliminary expenses £32,648 15s, investment in bank premises, including the Brighton freehold, £24,590 3s ld ; current expenses, £2,977 17s ; bills discounted, loans to customers, &c , £207,668 14s 10d ; and cash in hand, £33,715 Os ld. I have, on behalf of the liqui dators, carefully examined the books of the association kept at its office, and I find that the association did not make any profit during the 6 months preceding the 30th June, 1862,but had up to that time lost from its paid-up capital the sum of £133,436 18s., which amounts appeared in the books of the association, from which becks the balance-sheet was pre pared by Joseph Wakefield Terry and Thos. Burch. The items of the good assets were made up as follows : --There were overdrawn accounts at the chief office amounting to £9,503 10.3 ld, and at the West Branch £2,073 8s 10d, both of which sums were irrecoverable. There ware past due bills and forged bills dishonoured in the years 1859 and 1860 amounting to £10,76) 18s 8c1; in the following year like acceptances £12,559 18s 6d ; also acceptances lying un paid at the West branch, due from 1857 to 1862, amounting to £7,990 13s 2d. There were dishonoured acceptances in the years 1857 to 1858, upon which, under the bankruptcy of the acceptors, a dividend of 511 had been paid, amount ing to £3,423 os Bd, and there were other moneys which were wholly lest, and the sums • enumerated by me as pre tended assets were wholly worthless, and so appeared in the books of the aasocia.tion Se past due, With reference to the statement that there were cash in hand at the time amount ing to £38,715 Os ld, I say that there was only cash in hand at that time amounting to £29,680 4s sd, the difference being made up by uncleared and dishonoured cheques, some of which were of no value. With reference to investments in bank premises, I say that the value was under £lO,OOO, although the same are entered in the balance-sheet at the sum of £24,590 3s ld. At the time the said balance-sheet was circulated, I say that the bank had made no profit whatever, but was wholly insolvent. I have seen both Joseph W. Terry and Thomas Burch, who told me that they en tered the sums in the balance-sheet because other banks did the same ; and, lastly, I say that I make this complaint upon a resolution of the liquidators of the association so to do, and I believe if a summons be issued against Mr Terry he will not appear thereto." The information having been read over as evidence for a remand, Mr Sleigh and Mr Metcalfe applied that the defendants might be admitted to bail. Mr Lewi3, on the part of the liquidators, said the subject of bail was left entirely at the discretion of his lordship. Some discussion ensued as to the propriety of admitting the defendants to bail, both counsel asserting that they were prpared with substantial bail, but the Lord Mayor ulti mately declined to accede to the request, and the defendants were remanded, bail being refused. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TlMEs.—The report of the addresses delivered a, the banquet given by the Quebec Board of Trade to the delegates of the provinces of British America shows that the occasion was not one of mere com pliment. The delegates have been sent from the several provinces to sit as a Conference, empowered to devise and propose for adoption some plan that may unite all these seperate territories by an alli ance or federation, with one political and commers cial system. The proceedings of the Conference must have the greatest possible interest for these colonies —bat the discussions are not public, and there is an understanding between the members that a prudent reserve is to be maintained as to proposals and sug gestions that may be offered, but rejected as inex pedient. But on the main general purpose of the Conference there is no need of silence, and this banquet may be regarded as a concession to a natural public feeling. It gave the delegates an opportunity of expressing in a direct manner the prevailing opinion of each province on a matter of such vital importance to all. It is very probable that few points of detail have been settled. To draw up any scheme of political union for colonies so long divided, and extending over such an immense territory as British North America, must be a work of extreme difficulty. At all avents the delegates merely alluded to the obstacles they might have to evade or over come, but dwelt at length and with great earnestness "n the main question—the necessity of a common political union. The provinces represented were Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island, and they have assembled in the old capital of Canada, Quebec. For the first time representatives of the whole group of British set tlements are brought together for an object that of itself indicates how much they have increased in ma terial prosperity and political importance. They feel thnt the time is come when a change in their posi tion, divided from each other as if they belonged to different Powers, is necessary. They desire a union " under one flag, and that the flag of England," They wish for a commercial alliance, or Customs' union, with one tariff, instead of five, and they hope to create a more active commercial intercouree between all the provinces that has hitherto existed by means of an intercolonial railway. These are stated as the main objects to be effected, or, at least, promoted by the deliberations of the Conference. To another point less importance was attached, to judge by the speeches of the delegates, though reference to it could not be entirely avoided. The nnien is to be one of defence also. We will not inquire how much the great change that has passed over the American Republic may have had to do with arousing the provinces to a sense of peril in the future. But the impulse it. may have given to the desire for closer union with each other may be stronger than the colonists themselves admit. As the Conference meets under the authority and with the sanction of the British Government we may assume that the purpose avowed by the delegates is approved. The jealousy of such an organisation between separate dependencies which the mother country would once have displayed is a feeling long extinct. There is rather an impression that the Imperial Legislature has granted all the powers of self-government to some of these colonies too easily. Not that it was desirable to keep a distant commu. nity in the leading strings of the Colonial-office, but because it would have been better if some kind of union between provinces on the same con• tinent had been effected before they were made practically independent. With respect to the whole group of our North American colonies, this idea ' of a federation or alliance is by no means new. In fact, it was partially adopted by the union of Upper std Lower Canada after the rebellion. Tee measure has certainly converted a discontented population into one of the most loyal communities in allegiance to the British Crown. Bet it has created endless difficulties to many Canadian Ministries, and more then once brought its local Government to a standstill. The plan of the delegates now at Quebec eppears to atop far short of the Canadian prece dent. They propose a political union, but not attaegamation. It is possible to establish a cena tral power without creating a common Legisla ture. As to a Customs' union, there ought to be even lees difficulty. If it has been possible to establish in the centre of Europe one tariff for many Sovereign States, and to abolish all the fron tiers that impeded their commerce, the same object ought to be easily accomptished when only a ques tion between provinces subject to the same autho. rity. It is impossible to exaggerate the mischief these inland frontiers cause to every commercial in terest ; and the evil is always increasing, especially if neighbouring colonies adopt a policy of " protec tion to native industry." They legislate against each other, and begin a conflict certain to injure both. Even without going to this extreme, the difference in the scale of import duties may be cone siderable enough to introduce the smuggler where he ought to be unknown. He is already heard of in Australia, though as yet its three tariffs levy duties for revenue only. Nature has made it diffi cult enough to establish easy means of coanmuni. cation between the British, American Provinces, without adding any artificial impediments to traffic. On these points the English public can thoroughly understand all the reasons given by the delegates for adopting some improved system of Government. There are other arguments in support of the change, more local and less evident on this side of the At lantic, Such are the estimates of the value each province will be to the future union, and the advan tages its position], population, or wealth can bring to the common stock. But the outline of the plan, and the arguments that prove the necessity of peli. tical union for certain specified purposes, will be fully appreciated. When the great provincial Con. stitution is finished and made known we shall he glad to hear that the many difficulties of detail have been met successfully. It must not be forgotten that one essential part of the scheme, the Interco lonial Railroad, is a matter of time, money, and labour that must be achieved by other means be sides discussions and resolutions. The British Pro vinces, if they succeed in constituting their federa'. tion, will escape one cause of future difficulty, No unhappy war or rebellion has forced them into any " Declaration of Independence" as Sovereign States. They can reserve no rights that, if hereafter as serted, must destroy the compact. They can adopt a system less complex than that of the Republic of which they have seen the dissolution. Nor do the delegates show the slightest disposition to take their neighbours' Federal Constitution as their example. POST.— We confess we observe with no slight re.. gret the efforts that are being made to procure a commutation of the capital sentence passed upon Muller. In the abstract, indeed, we should be sorry to see any interference attempted by public opinion in the discretionary exercise of the Queen's preroga tive of mercy. Bat there are only two grounds on which that prerogative can in any case be invoked. On the one hand, it may be appealed to where the circumstances tend to palliate the crime that is proved to have been committed ; and on the other hand, where there is a sufficient doubt of the jusiice of the verdict to constitute the Home-office a species of court of criminal appeal. So far as concerns the former ground, it appears the German Society themselves are sufficiently alive to the deliberate and horrible character of the murder that has been committed. But they profess to be aissatisfisd with the evidence, and they ask on this latter ground for a reprieve. They have held a meeting, in whOs they also bring forward two distinct stories, tend ing to implicate other persons in the commission of the murder. So far as the evidence against Muller is concern:d, the judgment of the public has con. curred with that of the jury in regarding it as conclusive. Whether the convict had any accom plice in his foul deed—whether other persons may also hereafter implicated, is another question. But that is not a matter which concerns she immediate issue, namely, the guilt of Muller himself, which has been conclusively tr oved,ned of which none hut the German Society has any doubt whatever. ]n such circumstances as these, it is simply a matter of cruelty to the convicted criminal to buoy up his few remaining days with hopes of mercy which can not by any possibility be realised. The wretched creature must have suffered agone , of mind enough already without being torturedj by any further alternation of hopes and fear©. The interval considerately afforded between a capita sentence and its azeoation is held to be grciaitel with the view of enabling the culprit to repent of 11l crime, and to prepare himsel f f or his fu ture etc u ti 4 It is hardly in human natur e to e xpect that tt.ii a process of repentance can take place via? there is dangled before him a hope of esc a r t` death. It is, therefore, only upon the distill: ground either of extenuating cir cumstances, O il unsatisfactory and inconclusive evidence, that iA public canted themselves morany justified in ell up such a plea for coramtatation as this, with knowledge and concurrence of the criminal. cannot think that the propa sed interference is r better sustained on the latte: c ground than it Al have been if it had been rain 3d on the former. , chief plea of the German Sot liety is that they 11 , 1 additional evidence. But it ,mus t be ack nowled i that this evidence, so far at least as it is done il l to in the report of their pr oc e el / 4 iin g s, is of the I'll siest description possible. It would almost seat, if it had been testimony -which the counsel for seek defence might have rejected, as being mor e ea! ! lated to com cromise their case than to promote P . or, at best, being inantaterial to the issue. tie over, this mureer had attained so wide a not ortt L for so long a time' that it is hardly conceivable t.l any facts in any way bearing upon it, and irl i ' l possession of trust wet thy witnesses, should not ` ° o ago have been pubs let ed, or at least have been c o s municated to one side or the other. The Gerd y Society now bring .Forward two fresh stories. , first relates to Mr Briggs' watch. The society Ili profess to have. found the man from whom 1 -‘ ll pretended that he had bought this watch at p 1 docks. He is alleged t o be one of four p edlars loitered in that locality,' and he is said to corre ol l with the description g i, en of him by Muller. 0 had several times changed his abode; he was a t ,o, found ; and, when found, he' gave an unsat isfaa' o account of his dealings. This is the case as put • ' ward by the German society. But Muller stet , New York that he had bought the watch two $7, ago, whereas it was identified as in the po sses', of Mr Briggs in July last. What, theS , the chain sold to Mr Death. immediately 1 the murder • and what of the hat ? other story Of the German Society is apparei still more wide of the mark. some Mr x is found in Edmonton to come forward a statement which, if he thought that it bore' reference to the case of Muller, it would be sen t that he should not have told before. On the o', of the murder, and some three or four hours aft was committed, a eel) containing four men i O Ol , one of them without a hat, drove by Poole's lix in Edmonton. The men threw against his vri l ! ti k a parcel containing a pair of trousers, now sa l be stained with human blood. This is realiti whole substance of the story. What sort of ul' i bility is to be assigned to such. an improbabl e i f count is, at the outset, very doubtful. But wil c o the event happened at all, or not, has but a relation to the case of the present criminal. ' 4l any one concerned in the murder should have it berately flung into the street at Edmonton a Vsi blood-stained trousers would seem literati) / 1 credible. Nor is it stated on what authoritl4 stain is asserted to be caused by human Iri Again, as the murderer took his victim's held with him, the fact of one of these four persons 1 without a hat by no means supports the case fe t pi German Society, the hat left in the carriag e aP g ing to have belonged to Muller, and the hat s'i wards worn by Muller appearing to have bell to Mr Briggs. Wo must confess, thereforey this " evidence," if such it can be called, apPe ti At it be of the most frivolous character. It is amg however, that the society have certain other') at command ; but really, if they bear no more e< tion to the matter at issue than the two 0 1 , 1 1 ,1 cited, we cannot see the utility of producing Pio We can quite understand that the German 6:of are very unwilling that one of their ow n b il London should suffer capital punishme nt ; but 4 have had every opportunity for the last `, months of adducing all the available evi del T behalf of their countryman ; and we s hos l l l exceedingly surprised to hear that any reliablee't of such a kind were suddenly forthcom in g a l l e o that long inquiry and legal ingenuity cola have been tried in vain. COUNTRY MARKETS. .......... 5......1(11 .. 1••••• BRI ST OL—T HURSDAY. A small supply of wheat, which was cleared off A it i last week's rates. Malting barley in large suPPIY'A to limited inquiry. Grinding barley was dull, and _'4, Oats in good request, and quite as dear as lag svu° beans and maize little doing. BURY ST. EDMUND'S—WEDNEstS S ' 4 There was a large supply of both wheat and b ale/ met a ready sale at late rates. BIRMINGHAM—THURSDAY. 1 ,01 A. fair demand for English wheat in our marPioleloso and last week's quotations were rea li se d. Fiat v ' altered in value. More doing in t • grinding sOr - 5 and peas made late rates, and more active. (Jab" ' o o' —English wheat was sold at 40s to 44s fbr white/ 0 1 to 41s per 36 stone for red, Barley, new maltil to 36s per qr ; grinding, 23s to 265. Oats, old, „vet per 30 stone ; Irish, 19s to 245. Beans, 44s to 4"' peas, 38s to 4es per 36 stone. MANCHESTER—THURSDAY. l Thero was a numerous attendance at our roor. o l morning, and the proceedings were of a more sel l oo ratter. Wheat, both English and foreign, sold 0, 0 4 at fully last week's prices. F lo u r rather slow, and former prices. Oats must be noted fully as dear jy l market day, and oatmeal Qd dearer. Beans steady' corn advanced Gd per qr. EDINBURGH GRAIN—WEDNESDA Y ', To• day there was a fair supply of count r y whea" slow, at prices slightly lower than last week. ia J Wheat on the top Os 7d down ...average Os l' e t II Barley on the top Os Gd down ..average Os 10 j Oats on the top 2s Od down .. ..average Os 111 Beans on the top 2s Od up .. average is ,' Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ... 1052 qrs Sold 626 cl ll , 8ar1ey........ 1601 qrs Sold 1194 v. Oats Beans B2 qrs Sold 50 cll. Average Prices. 1 Wheat . . Barley 29s scl I Beans .......... • • Town- made flour sells as follows :—White, 378' superfine, 35s ; superfine, 335; fine, 31s. GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY. At Lhis day's market the wheat trade was quiett to market fully attended. Barley unchanged. O e Beans in favour of buyers. Flour in Larrel mor e to sell. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..... 'riot .Fia Marseilles .. 40 1 Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. ....... .140 1 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.•l4o l China, Penang, and Singapore, via SouthamptenQ via Marseilles ..''' Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton $ d India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton• # via Marseilles..• ' 7 O l India (Bombay), via Southampton 'l ol via Marseilles Portugal . ........ 1;01 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton.....' "pi via Marseilles ........ .1.10 Newfoundland .. . ' Oporto and Vigo ................. so 1 U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.. • ' by U.S. packet.. • ',lc by Canadian packet. ~ All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Per u, J 1 California. and British Columbia. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR DEPUTY F101:5- 41 1 The death of Mr Lucas Houghton, the d eP " Cheap Ward, occurred suddenly yesterday m oral/ residence at Holloway. The deceased, who was a l il t o the Goldsmiths' Company, was elected to represe ot o of Cheap in the Court of Common Council in th e n 4 and was only a few weeks ago appointed &P ; ward, in the room of the late deputy, Mr Fcnnif!"/ Births. BitoomE.—On tho 31st ult,, at Forres, NA' th Captain Arthur Broome, of a son. CLAR . KSONOn the 2d inst., at Romford, the 1 H. Clarkson, Esq., of a daughter, t) MONTOOMERY.—On the 2i inst., at Edinburg h ' Mrs, Henry Montgomery, of a 80134 Marriages. CAMPBELL—BITRNETT.—On the 2d inst,, at 0„ e : 0 1 Hanover-equare Douglas, son of Robert Ca ro n of Briscot-park,'Berks,_ to Julia Georgina' e if ills Major-General F, C. Burnett, Eeq., of G a "" shire. v d CA.E.E.—WYLDE.— On the 2d inst., at Streat—, ° , lo l 4 ,i George Carr, C 8., to Cecilia Elizabeth, W'" OF Rev.C. E. Fewtrell Wylde, of the Upland* Deaths. geP Bri.ciart.—On the 31st ult., at Rayleigh, •P - Beleham, aged 59. GOODRIDGE.—At Bathwick-laill, Bath, gel 3r9 Goodridge, Esq., aged 68. ic e" JACKSON.—On the 2d inst., at Southfields, 0 1( Jackson, Esq., aged 74. 0, KNIGHT. —On the 31st ult., Saml. Frederick 4 30, Crown-street, Finsbury , aged 25. 07, fr Luus —On the 3d inst., John Carter Lucas, gate-street, aged 61. „ d eo MALLAII.—On the 2 d inst. , a t Woodfield ...6ect Harrow-road, ThOLLIRE Boyd Mallam, WATKINS —On the 2d inst., suddenly, l i ST ,,,"zto lit Watkinp, Esq., of 3 7, Milner square, 19".-` Earl-street, Camberwell. London: Primed and Prblished by WILIAL'.` of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE S° toe" Strand, in the Precinct of the Sivoyf ZklialACZ -7FridAy, November 4, 180.